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While it doesn't violate your argument (freedom of association) I'm less happy about how this isn't specifically about what's published in Medium: the criteria is specific individuals:

"We do not allow posts or accounts that engage in on-platform, off-platform"

It's the "off-platform" part that bothers me about such policies.

Thought experiment: Would Medium ban Henry Kissinger, were he to open an account?

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I am completely, 100% cool with banning people based on "off platform" activity.

I know that making Nazi comparisons is cliché, but would you allow a Nazi on your platform even if he only did Nazi stuff off your platform? I wouldn't.

There a larger number of people I can amicably disagree with. I'd be unable to function professionally or socially if that weren't the case. But there are limits, and that's fine and good.

Only if he was charged with war crimes.

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